OLD-FASHIONED GARDEN FLOWERS. 



155 



Jasminum Nudiflorum. 



NUDE-FLOWERED JASMINE ; Nat. Ord. JASMINACE^. 



THIS was brought to this country from China a little less than 

 forty years ago, and, as proof of its sterling worth, it is already 

 in extensive use. The whole genus is a favourite one ; but there 



FIG. 55. JASMINUM NUDIFLORUM. 

 (One-third natural size.) 



is a special and most attractive feature about this species that is 

 sure to render it desirable to all it flowers freely in midwinter, 

 and it does so in the open garden. Like many of the genus, this 

 species comes from a very warm climate, and for a time it was 

 grown in glass-houses as a tender shrub, where it flowered during 

 the winter months. It is now found to be a perfectly hardy 



